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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-12-1999 09:51 AM I have seen (more than once) the figure in the Shiebler "Sunny South" pattern (SIN# S0211) referred to as "Johnnie Griffin". This characterization is also found in other non Shiebler products. I know that there was/is a jazz musician Johnny Griffin but he was born about the time Shiebler went out of business. I would like to know who was "Johnnie Griffin"?? ------------------ Scott Martin info@smpub.com www.smpub.com IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 09-17-2011 04:25 PM From an old auction listing of a Shiebler "Sunny South" spoon: quote: "....For the uninitiated the young negro lad Johnnie Griffin was a real person who hawked newspapers on the streets of Philadelphia during the late 1890's. ....." IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 09-17-2011 04:52 PM Greenleaf & Crosby sold a number of items with the Johnny/Johnnie Griffin likeness in addition to the Sunny South spoon, they were extremely popular for many years; supposedly the image represented the Jacksonville Evening Telegram newsboy who worked outside their store in the early 1890s. Believe a number of items with his face were made by several manufacturers well into the 20th century. ~Cheryl IP: Logged

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